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After finishing at $70.39 in the prior trading day, Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) closed at $71.22, up 1.18%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. PEGA stock price reached its highest trading level at $71.695 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PEGA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.03. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.16.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Loop Capital on August 01, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $84 from $68 previously.
On July 31, 2024, JMP Securities Upgraded its rating to Mkt Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $85.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 01 ’24 when STILLWELL KENNETH sold 1,000 shares for $73.17 per share. The transaction valued at 73,170 led to the insider holds 17,262 shares of the business.
Trefler Leon sold 752 shares of PEGA for $54,144 on Sep 30 ’24. The Chief of Clients and Markets now owns 38,388 shares after completing the transaction at $72.00 per share. On Oct 01 ’24, another insider, KENNETH STILLWELL, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $73.09 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PEGA now has a Market Capitalization of 6082871808 and an Enterprise Value of 6003858944. As of this moment, Pegasystems’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.029 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.098.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PEGA has reached a high of $74.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.38%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 624.01K shares per day over the past 3-months and 704540 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 83.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.47M. Insiders hold about 50.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 45.51% stake in the company. Shares short for PEGA as of 1726185600 were 1185646 with a Short Ratio of 1.90, compared to 1723680000 on 935779. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1185646 and a Short% of Float of 2.6400002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, PEGA’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.12, compared to 0.12 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0017047876The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.18.
